A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n
Closing the Achievement Gap in America's Public Schools
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The Need for Accountability
- A significant achievement gap exists between disadvantaged students and their more affluent peers, despite billions in Federal spending since 1965.
- 60% of poor fourth-graders cannot read at a basic level.
- U.S. students lag behind their international peers in key subjects.
- Past Federal education policy has lacked focus and has never insisted on results.
